Somebody should make a t-shirt that says:

"Hello! This is where I work. Being nice is part of my job. It doesn't mean I'm interested in you sexually."

morning inspiration...

A couple more:

Ani Difranco 32 Flavors Live

Ani when she had the pink feather hair... when I was 14 I so wanted her pink feather hair...

It's unfortunate that most of my generation learned this song from a not-very-good cover by Alana Davis (Ani is a thousand times the musician and creative spirit, but Alana had the big record label behind the music video...her only hit was a cover tune) but then I'm also just glad that young women all over america heard this song. And maybe found Ani eventually.

Sometimes your heroes in life make you want to be more like them. Ani has the brilliance to make a young woman want to be more herself. It's a special gift.




And...

Some of the best advice on art available for free


More from ponderland soon. The larger entries seem to require some mulling and brewing, rather than the traditional "feel and spew" methods of yore.

Nice to have some breathing room finally, though.

and now for something completely different...

First of all, today one of my lovely regulars said I look like Elizabeth Taylor. I think that might make today one of the best days. Of ALL time.

Now, some links to share:

This makes me almost as happy as being compared to Liz Taylor.


mildly smitten. So glad he didn't exist when I was 12.


Moving, beautiful, brave.


My gorgeous friend Jessa and her gorgeous partner Rick do gorgeous things. I crush on them.



And finally, God Bless Texas....

Wow. Just...wow.

a little much

so we all love attention. I speak for all of me unanimously. But when somebody you haven't seen or spoken to in over a year, who cannot communicate with you like a normal person, furiously checks your blog up to half a dozen times in one day it feels like a bit much, doesn't it?